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When pump knowledge matters

When pump knowledge matters

When considering the essential equipment required for a mining operation, fire pumping systems come pretty high on the list. As specialist Australian pump suppliers since 1975, Kelair Pumps Australia’s fire pumpsets are favoured by major mining companies including Rio Tinto, BHP, FMG and Glencore and are installed in mining operations across the country. Kelair Pumps offer fully equipped and tested turnkey containerised systems. Fully compliant to each mine site’s individual requirements, Kelair’s fully packaged fire pumpsets meet the requirements of AS2941 and come complete with fully piped and valved suction and discharge manifolds ensuring that installation is fast simple and meets all WHS standards. Kelair supplies diesel and electric pumpsets for fire hydrant, sprinkler, combined hydrant / sprinkler, deluge, foam,...

Taste the water, find the minerals

Taste the water, find the minerals

MINING companies can more accurately pinpoint reserves of valuable minerals using a new water-tasting approach developed by CSIRO. In work supported by the Minerals Research Institute of WA, CSIRO researcher Nathan Reid led a team of scientists analysing samples of groundwater from the Capricorn region in WA, where layers of sediment and weathering are believed to hide potential ore deposits from view. They discovered broad 'haloes' of altered water chemistry around known deposits of gold, uranium, and other minerals where interaction with the ore systems had left distinctive traces in the water. "Groundwater penetrates through covering sediments and interacts directly with the bedrock, dissolving trace amounts of the minerals present into solution," Dr Reid said. "By sampling those waters, our...